Corn-husker.



- Patented Mar. I3 J. A. RAMSEY.

6 0 R N H U S K E R (Application filed Mar. II 1899) 2 Sheets8heet 2 (No Model.)

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PATENT Strict.

JosErI-I A. RAMSEY, or BEATRICE, NEBRASKA, Asslenoa on ONE-HALF To I CHARLES c. FARLOW, or SAME PLACE;

CORN-HUSKER.

srncrr'rca'rron forming" part of LettersPatent No. 645,515, dated March' 13, 1906. Application filed March 1, 1899. Serial No. 70?;252. (No model.)

- To all whom it ma concern/.- I

Be it known that I, JOSEPH A. RAMSEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Beatrice, in the county of Gage and State of Nebraska, have invented a new and useful Corn- Husker, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in oorn-huskers.

One object of the present invention is to improve the construction of corn-huskers and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient device which will be strong and'durable and which will permit the husk-engaging portion or hook to be readily replaced when worn.

A further object of the invention is to enable the husk-engaging hook to be readily adjusted and arranged adjacent to the thumb or the little finger or at an intermediate point to suit the size of the corn to be husked.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a corn-husker constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken longitudinally of the hook and illustrating the manner of adjustably mounting the same. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the supporting-plate. Fig. 4 is a similar View of the locking-plate. Fig. 5 is a perspective View of a portion of acornhusker, illustrating a modification of the invention. Fig. 6 is a sectional View of the same. Fig. 7 is a perspective View showing the device applied to a hand.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the draw- 1ngs. 7

l designates a metal supportingplate adapted to be arranged on the palm of the hand of the operator and curved to conform to the configuration of the same and the adjacent portion of the wrist and having its ends riveted or otherwise secured to front and rear straps 2 and 3, arranged at right angles to the plate, as clearly shown in Fig. l of the accompanying drawings. The front or outer strap 2, which is narrow, encircles the hand of the operator, and the rear or innerstrap 3 is wide, as shown, and passes around the wrist, and the strain is distributed between the hand andthe wrist of the operator. The

device is further supported by a curved brace or arm 4, extending from the front end of the plate, at one side thereof, and secured to the adjacent portion of [the strap 2. The straps may be provided with the form of buckle shown; but any other suitable, fastening devices maybe provided for connecting the ends ofv the straps.

' Mounted upon the plate 1 is ahusk-engaging hook 5, having an inwardly-extending pointed bill and adapted to be adjusted laterally to arrange it adjacent to the thumb or to place it near the little finger or at an intermediate point to suit the size of the corn to be husked, the hook being arranged near .the thumb for. large corn and at the center for ordinary-sized corn and on a line with the little finger for small corn. The end of the shank of the hook is pivoted by a bolt 6 or other suitable fastening device, and a perforation 7 is provided at a point between its ends to receive a projection or stud 8 of a looking-plate 9, which moves with the hook and which is adapted to have its stud project throughthe opening 7 and engage any one of a curved series of perforations 10 of the supporting-plate, which forms the body portion of the device. The bolt is provided with a nut, and it not only forms the pivot for the hook, but it also serves to retain the projection or stud of the locking-plate in engagement with the said perforations.

In Figs. 5 and 6 is illustrated a modification of the invention, in which the hook is secured at the desired adjustment by means of a bolt 12, arranged to operate in a curved slot 13. The hook 14 is pivoted at 15 by a rivet or other suitable fastening device, and the bolt 12, which is provided with a nut, passes through a perforation of the hook and is adapted to secure the hook at any desired adjustment by the clamping action of the nut.

The invention has the following advantages: The corn-husker, which is simple and comparatively-inexpensive in construction, possesses great strength and durability, and there is nothing to wear out but the hook,

hand and wrist. The hook, which is pivotally' mounted on the device, is adapted to swing laterally to arrange it near the thumb or the little finger or atan intermediate point to adapt it to operate on corn of difierent sizes. The bolt which forms the pivot for the hook also operates as a clamp fordetachably looking the stud or projection of the locking-plate in engagement with the shank of the hook and the body of the device, and it will permit the locking-plate to be readily removed from such engagement to adjust the hook.

Changes in the form, proportion, size,'and the minor details of construction within the scope of the appended claims may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

What is claimed is 1. A corn husker comprising the transversely-disposed straps arranged to encircle the palm and the wrist of the operator, the plate or body connecting the straps,the curved arm 4 mounted on the palm-strap and convided with a perforation and adapted to be moved toward and from the thumb of the operator, the locking-pla'te mounted at its rear end on the pivot of the hook and provided at its front end with a stud arranged to engage the perforations of the hook and the plate or body, and a nut mounted on the pivot and securing the locking-plate in its adj ustment, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as 1 my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH A. RAMSEY.

Witnesses:

HARRY E. SACKETT,

CHARLES C. FAnLow. 

